There is absolutely no reason why kosher food and desserts have to be anything less than what everyone else is eating. Share with me your baking and cooking sucesses, challenges, and disasters. I will share my recipes, shabbat and holiday menu planning and my love of food.

Winter/Spring 2014 Class Schedule

Introduction to French Desserts

February 12, 2014, from 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Mini fruit and lemon tarts

Eclairs in several flavors

Decorated Chocolate Mousse Cups

Once you learn the basics of French pastry you
can create so many different beautiful and tasty desserts for every occasion.
Class includes basic recipes such as tart dough and pastry cream as well as
instruction on how to vary the recipes in different sizes. You will take home
some of the desserts that you create. After this class you will be able to
cater you own parties.

Cost: $75 per person

Cookies and Candies for
Purim

February 26, 2014, from 6:30
- 9:00 pm

Homemade chocolate candies

Fortune and decorated cookies

Marshmallows

Make
your own treats to serve at parties or give out as gifts for Purim and anytime.
Learn how to flavor and fill chocolates, shape perfect fortune cookies and
decorate shortbread cookies with royal icing.

$75 per
person

Unique Passover Desserts

March 18, 1:00 pm and again
at 6:30 pm

Specialty Meringues

Fresh Fruit Tart

Chocolate Mousse Meringue Layer Cake

Learn cakes so
good you will bake them all year round. Learn how to make a fruit tart,
cookies, a cupcake and grand layer cake for entertaining.

$75 per person

Traditional Jewish Desserts

May 8, 2014, from 6 to 9 pm

Challah

Chocolate Babka

Rugelach in many flavors

Bake your
favorite Jewish desserts to bring home to enjoy for Shabbat. Learn new ways to
shape challah, make babkas in different sizes and choose from the buffet of
fillings to create your own signature rugelach.

$80 per person

Cake Decorating Basics

May 15, 2014, 6:30 pm

Preparing cakes for decorating

Make and color icing

Multiple techniques for icing cakes

Fondant Flowers

Learn how to
assemble cakes for special occasions and decorate them and cupcakes with icing
and fondant. Leave with a beautiful cake, a list of the tools you need and the
confidence to create special cakes for birthdays and other celebrations.

$75 per person

Cookie Class for Mothers
and Daughters

May 18, 2014,
1-3:30 pm

Roll and cut cookies

Sandwich Cookies

Royal Icing

Techniques for Decorating

Inviting Mothers (all
ages) and Daughters (ages 8 to 14) to come together and learn how to make
gorgeous cookies on a Sunday afternoon.

$120 per mother/daughter
team

Sign Up For A Class

Send an e-mail to pshoyer@hotmail.com to see if there is space in a particular class. Once you have a space reserved, Your place is confirmed only by receipt of a check for the full amount made out to “Paula’s Parisian Pastries” and mailed to:

You may cancel with a full refund up to one week prior to the class date. After that date, you may apply your payment toward a future class ONLY IF the spot is filled by another student.

Custom Classes

Custom classes are where YOU pick the menu and we choose a convenient time to meet, at my location or yours. All classes require a minimum of 6 people and up to 12 people (or more at your location) are FULL PARTICIPATION where YOU TAKE HOME some portion of what we make. Classes can be food or desserts, be related to a holiday, a theme or just what you like. Scroll down to the “Menu of Classes” for some suggestions.

Custom classes are priced according to the menu and number of participants.

Kids Classes

Do you have an aspiring chef? Does your child watch more Food Network than Disney Channel? Organize a cooking class for them and their friends and let them hone their cooking and baking skills. Classes and parties are available for kids age 3 and up and are specifically designed for that age group.

For the past seven years, Paula has taught cooking and baking for groups as large as 60 both in the greater D.C. area and all over the United States. Organizations have hired Paula to do these events as fundraisers. She can demonstrate a full meal, with a dessert from The Kosher Baker or do a dessert demo showing a recipe from each of the three main sections of the book and add a challah or sugar free dessert. The event includes a meal/tasting and signing. She can tailor menus to your community and location, holidays and she always discusses meal planning, and cooking and baking tips. Paula has many ideas on how to make an event affordable and how to market as well as execute a successful large event. Call Paula at 301-404-8998 to discuss an event.